But sevastopol did not fall, and Lord John hung on, urging in the meantime, emphatically and repeatedly, that the efficiency of the war administration must be increased, that the control must be transferred from the hands of the two Secretaries of War to the most vigorous Minister, Palmerston.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
The Emperor was persuaded that the fall of sevastopol was necessary to the safety of his throne.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
I am sure that if, after having spent months in the siege of sevastopol, we return unsuccessful, the Army will not be satisfied."
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond